Smoke may be visible as fire moves around within containment lines.

Smoke can decrease visibility on the roads so it is important that motorists in smoke affected areas drive safely to the conditions. Visitors and nearby residents should close windows and doors and keep medications close by if suffering from a respiratory illness.

Kelly Louise shares a photo from picturesque Stony Creek in the Byfield National Park.

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships will be conducting planned aerial burning within Byfield State Forest.

These operations are scheduled from Thursday 24 June 2021, weather permitting, as part of the annual hazard reduction/conservation management program for parks and forests.

As a result, smoke may be seen in the Mount Ganter and Byfield areas. Smoke may be visible in these areas over several days as fire moves around within containment lines.

The aim of this burning is to reduce the volume of forest fuels on ridgetops and to create a mosaic pattern of burnt and unburnt areas.

This will help reduce the intensity of any subsequent wildfires and provide favourable conditions for natural forest regeneration.

Smoke can decrease visibility on the roads so it is important that motorists in smoke affected areas drive safely to the conditions. Visitors and nearby residents should close windows and doors and keep medications close by if suffering from a respiratory illness.

For more information, please call Byfield office of QPWS on [phone]